WHY IS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE NECESSARY?
Preventive Maintenance is essential to the proper functioning of HVAC equipment. If preventive maintenance is not performed regularly or if it is done haphazardly, the equipment will require extensive and costly repairs at a later date. This is not just a case of “pay me now or pay me later.” It is a case of “pay me now or pay me considerably more, later,” and lose reliability in the process. The following will explain the specific cause and effect between neglected maintenance tasks, the failures that result, and why preventive maintenance is necessary. Preventive maintenance of HVAC equipment, of the types typically installed in retail stores, consists of several regular inspections each year. During these inspections, proper operation of the equipment is checked and verified, air filters are replaced, drive belts are inspected and replaced as required, bearings are lubricated, and heat transfer surfaces are cleaned. In addition, if the unit utilizes combustion of fossil fuels for he
